Varee Bradford, an owner of the Thai Ginger chain of restaurants in the Seattle area, pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court in Seattle to her part in setting up sham marriages to get Thai immigrants legal U.S. status. …

A Kent man was sentenced to 18 months in prison Friday and his estranged wife six months for their part in a conspiracy to create false asylum documents for immigrants seeking to become legal U.S. residents. …